FROM THE ARCHIVE:
“ALUTRANS” / reg. Molde, passing Haugesund / Norway (Southbound), 6 April 2001.
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TYPE: General cargo / Bulk / Self discharge
IMO NO: 7301489
1555 gt / 624 nt / 2400 mdwt
Delivered from Frederikshavn Værft A/S., Frederikshavn / Denmark (Yard no 331), in 1973.
HISTORY:
- “MERC ORIENTALIS” from delivery in 1973 until 1976
- “PEP ORIENT” from 1976 until1981
- “ORIENT” from 1981 until 1987
- “SEA ORIENT” from 1987 until 1990
- “NORIENT” from 1990 until 1999
- 1 March 1993 – Engineroom fire 30 nm south of Lista / Norway, on voyage from Kvinesdal to Rotterdam. Towed back to Kvinesdal where cargo was unloaded. Laid up at Kvina Verft, Feda / Norway. Superstructure completely burnt out.
- “ALUTRANS” from 1999 –
- From 06/2000 – Norwegian (NIS) flag.
- From 11/2001 – Owned by Alutrans AS., Vistedal / Molde – Norway.
- From 04/2005 – Norwegian (NOR) flag.
- From 06/2005 – Owned by Nautimar Trading SA., Panama City / Panama.
- From 06/2005 – Panama flag.
- 24 September 2009 – Grounded in Moroccan waters. Declared as “total loss”.
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